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"Shades of Drive-by Truckers, the Jayhawks, and other notables from the crestfallen
frontier can be found in this local quartet's sorrowful harmonies and feisty tangle
of guitars.... a spirited collection of wistful Americana" -- John Chandler,
Portland Monthly Magazine 
"The Copperheads traverse genres seldom heard these days. "Midway,"
the opening track on their new album, Cold Mississippi, is a Country-Soul paean
to the glories of cruising in a souped-up vehicle on weekend nights. "Psalm
#116" is an exquisitely rendered, B3-organ-propelled Gospel shout-out to
Jesus. "Nashville Girl" owes it's inspiration to the Muscle Shoals sound
it references. What allows it all to work is Ray Barnard's voice, a soulful tenor
that he stretches well into the upper register without ever breaking....."
Paul Demko - City Pages
The shuffling country-rock, complete with piano and pedal, makes Keegan Dewitt
sound more like an English pub-rocker than a kid from the Pacific Northwest. Dewitt
enlisted the help of the North Carolina band Roman Candle who produced, engineered
and, most importantly, filled in as his Rumour. North Carolina stalwart Chris
Stamey was so impressed by the record that he volunteered to mix it. Dewitt's
debut showcases a talent for hook-filled intimate storytelling set again a rollicking
backdrop. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Dual Coast Recording Company)
Mic Harrison & The Highscore bring the fun back into truck driving country.
This album kicks off with the energetic `Mighty Good Wine' and continues down
the party highway. Push Me On Home is a departure from his pop-influenced past.
The High Score bring a muscular country rock sound that compliment Harrison's
whiskey-soaked voice. Together they've created a hard hitting collection of sing-along
drinking songs. Turn it up, head out on the highway, roll down the windows and
sing it out. That way you can join the fun the band is clearly having. -- Jeff
Weiss, Miles of Music (Self-Released)
With
West, a disc that may well be Williams' most personal work to date, the singer-songwriter
channels both her emotion and restive creative energy into a startling set of
songs that touch on both darkness and redemption. At turns strikingly spare and
compellingly muscular, the album's 13 cuts attest to her willingness to stretch
as a musician -- and to put herself on the line as a chronicler of life.(Lost
Highways)
Produced
by and featuring Dirk Powell along with Levon Helm, Riley Baugus, and Amy Helm
and Glenn Patscha from the band Ollabelle,The West Was Burning is a collection
of traditional and original songs from the former singer/songwriter of the acclaimed
old-time stringband Reeltime Travelers. (Sugar Hill Records) 
Featuring
Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson, the acoustic/pop duo brings sharp, observant
songwriting together with close, brother-like harmonies. With voices reminiscent
of The Everly Brothers,Simon & Garfunkel and The Jayhawks, they create a sound
both classic and completely fresh. (Redhouse Records) 
Critically
acclaimed country-Americana artist Elisabeth Ames, along with her band, the Countrypolitans,
have released their third full-length CD, Anytime. Her most ambitious work to
date, the singer-songwriter impress-es with this new collection of original songs
performed by some of the best honky-tonkers on the West Coast who have been the
core of her band for the last 4 years. The words and music on Anytime find their
roots in country, rock and pop with the ever-present understory of Elisabeth's
haunting mezzo soprano. Co-produced by production guru Lloyd Maines, the recording's
tight songwriting, addictive melodies and unconventional arrangements create the
hallmarks of Elisabeth's sound. Themes of love, loss and rebirth tell the story.
(Ultrapolitan Records)
Lost Men and Angry Girls is 'Ameri-kinda' music; traditional American music influences
with strong Australian roots. Recorded primarily in Australia and produced by
Mezera's trusted collaborator, Bill Chambers, the CD features duets with Chambers,
Nina Gerber, Karl Broadie and Australian Idol finalist, Raechel Lee. With humor
and compassion, Mezera chronicles the past three years spent living on the coast
of Northern California exploring American people and places (Bolinas, Gainesville,
Luckenbach, the Carter Fold, Virginia) whilst missing her homeland way Down Under.
Also included is the only known recording of a song written by Bonnie Parker,
of Bonnie & Clyde ("Morphine") 
On their third disc, Vagabonds and Hooligans, Backyard Tire Fire continues to
expand their stylistic range, diffing into folk, pop, alt-country, Southern rock,
R&B and rock'n'roll. The band has gathered a hard-won fan base due to extensive
touring with the likes of Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo, North Mississippi Allstars
and Will Hoge. Big-hearted, jarringly direct and riding a powerful, upward arc,
Backyard Tire Fire is a happening thing. (O.L.E. Records) 
The
Infamous Stringdusters have all three elements one looks for in a promising young
bluegrass band: They're ALL great singers, they're ALL excellent players, and
they all write extremely well. Based in Nashville, the six unique, professionals
comprising The Infamous Stringdustersare steeped in the tradition of bluegrass
vocal harmony as well as the progressive edge of instrumental music. (Sugar Hill
Records)
Home
to You, has captured the breezy, summer-night feeling of Po' Girls' live shows.
And thematically, it seems that the last two years of solid touring have had an
effect. Most of the new material is about travel, longing, and the notion of 'home'.
All self-confessed former 'teen-age runaways', it appears that Po'Girl has found
their new 'home' - together, driving down a winding road in Shaggy the Love Van.
The songs have become gorgeous documentations of this feeling.Truly a collective
effort, Home To You features songs written and delivered by each band member.
Po'Girl boasts no official 'front man.' Everyone gets a turn. (Nettwerk Records)
On
their second full-length release, Tighten The Noose, Omaha indie rockers Little
Brazil make a bold statement as a titan force of pop rock. Their sophomore effort
showcases a band taking a confident step in their progression as artists who have
honed their songwriting craft while mining the deeper and darker regions of relationships.
Lead singer Landon Hedges writes with his heart on his sleeve yielding a compelling
lyrical approach. (Mt. Fuji Records)
"Kicking
off with the sterling "Emily Lloyd," a playful tribute to the British
actress and her film Breaking the Waves set to a twangy power pop tune, Pity Party
has greater melodic heft and richer arrangements than most of their earlier albums."
Stewart Mason -- All Music Guide (Parasol) 
New
Orleans composer, pianist and pool shark Jelly Roll Morton was one of the key
figures in the creation of jazz. Alan Lomax was the visionary folklorist who created
a legacy that illuminated roots music sounds from around the world. Together,
in 1938 at the Library of Congress, they made these groundbreaking recordings
- the first recorded oral history in jazz. This riveting narrative is an essential
document of American culture.This CD presents highlights from the 8 CD set, including
several of Jelly Roll's solo piano performances of his best known compositions,
and segments of his remarkable spoken story. Track Listings: I'm Alabama Bound/King
Porter Stomp/Jelly Roll's Background/Mr. Jelly Lord/Stomping Grounds/The Anamule
Dance/Tiger Rag -Panama/The Right Tempo is the Accurate Tempo/Maple Leaf Rag/Jazz
Discords and Story of Kansas City Stomp-Kansas City Stomp/Kansas City Stomp/Wolverine
Blues, concluded/The Spanish Tinge/The Crave/Sporting Attire and Shooting the
Agate/Funeral Marches/How Jelly Roll Got His Name. (Rounder) 
Limited
edition CD/DVD. The disc Features live acoustic recordings from the preformances
in the summer 2006, alongside 5 studio tracks recorded in hotel rooms and at Planet
of Sound Studios in Hartford, Conn. Also includes a bonus DVD with footage from
the live acoustic show in Sacremento 2006. Track Listings: (Do What You Want)
Gyaneshwar/Bullet/I Burn Today/Wave Of Mutilation/Living On Soul/She'S My Way/Massif
Central/Where Is My Mind/Raiderman/Demon Girl/Dead Man'S Curve/Catus/Six Sixty
Six/Radio Lizards/Don'T Get Me Wrong/All Around The World/Nadine/Manitoba/Water/Outakes/Song
Of The Shrimp/Intro-Los Angeles/Brackish Boy/I Burn Today/Cactus/Nadine/Holiday
Song/Sing For Joy/Dead Man'S Curve/California Bound/Ed Is Dead/My Life In Storage/Two
Reelers/Whiskey In Your Shoes. (Cooking vinyl)
This Cursed House, is an ode to the band`s backwood nature. A stunning mix of
folk and art-pop, the album is, what would seem to be a record of the bands year
long nature hike from Boston, through up-state New York, to Niagara Falls. That
not being the case, This Cursed House is an brilliant collection of the bands
works since its inception in mid-2005, that not only showcases the band`s unique
style of composition, but also its eclectic choices in instrumentation. From two
cellists, to a Glockenspiel/Melodica player, this seven-piece band seems to capture
an entire world of sound apon this record. (Quite Scientific) 
Recorded on July 15, 2006 The Crisis Control Ministry: Concert For Hope featured
Billy Joe Shaver, Jeffrey Dean Foster and Polecat Creek. This limited ediition
CD project will benefit the financially vulnerable. Crisis Control Ministry, is
a Christian-based emergency assistance organization that strives to assist any
Forsyth County North Carolina resident who faces financial crises which impedes
the fulfillment of basic life needs. Tracks on this very special disc include:
Polecat Creek: That I Should Know Your Face/The Unforgiver/SoFar, So Good/Leaving
Eden. Jefrey Dean Foster: Evil Town/Milk And Honey/So Lonesome I Could Fly/Everything
You Say Sounds Like Goodbye. Billy Joe Shaver: Georgia On A Fast Train/Old Chunk
Of Coal/Star In My Heart/Jesus Christ Is Still The King. 
This is prototypical Americana music: a stew of bluegrass, country, folk, and
blues, none dominate, all contribute considerably. The same can be said of the
band members. This Columbus, Ohio band`s considerable individual talent give this
release a bit of a schizophrenic feel as they careen through several Americana-related
styles. Jesse Henry`s songwriting and lead-vocals standout among his peers, especially
on The Ballad of John Dillinger, and Like Water. There are enough positives to
recommend this stew above many groups that are doing similar but not nearly as
engaging music. --Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music 
It`s not often you come across an artist you can genuinely refer to as a "cult
legend," but Vashti Bunyan is truly that. A full thirty-five years after
her only previous album, the singer returns with a new solo work, her first in
all these years, and it is a breathtakingly beautiful album. Discovered in the
mid-`60s by The Rolling Stones` guru/producer Andrew Loog Oldham and signed to
Decca she recorded a single written by Jagger/ Richards. Reviews touted her as
"the new Marianne Faithfull" or the "female Bob Dylan" although
she claimed to be neither. Lookaftering is anchored around Bunyan`s voice and
picked acoustic guitar, and producer Max Richter`s piano playing and arranging.
Its instrumentation includes a string quartet, oboe, harp, French horn, recorder,
flute, hammer dulcimer, glasses, harmonium, and Rhodes piano, and it features
contributions from Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, Adem, Adam Pierce (Mice Parade),
Robert Kirby (Nick Drake), Otto Hauser and Kevin Barker (Espers, Currituck County).
(Dicristina Stair Builders)
Conan
O'Brien celebrates the last 10 years of Late Night goodness with the "10th
Anniversary Special" of NBC's famed Beacon Theatre, this star-studded primetime
MEGA-event features the sketches and familiar characters that have made Conan
what Entertainment Weekly calls "Late Night's King of Cool." You'll
see appearances by Jack Black, Will Ferrell and Triumph the Insult comic Dog.
Plus the return of Andy Richter, and all the funniest highlights from this Emmy-nominated,
top-rated show- and even a string dance or two! Also included is an additonal
90 minutes of bonus material including the very first appearance of Triumph the
Insult Comic Dog. (Lions Gate)
A
flamboyant performer, brilliant musician, and one of the founders of jazz fusion,
Jaco Pastorius was one of the most innovative electric bass player of all time,
creating a fluid sound on the fretless bass that leapt out of the rhythm section
into the front line. Jaco is In peak form with a top notch band of hand picked
musicians in his only full concert performance on DVD -- a must have for jazz
fusion fans. (Shanachie) 
All-American
athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson
(1898-1976) was a towering figure and a trailblazer many times over. He was perhaps
most groundbreaking, however, in the medium of film. The son of an escaped slave,
Robeson managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow
America, headlining everything from fellow pioneer Oscar Micheaux's silent drama
Body and Soul to British studio showcases to socially engaged documentaries, always
striving to project positive images of black characters. Increasingly politically
minded, Robeson eventually left movies behind, using his international celebrity
to speak for those denied their civil liberties around the world and ultimately
becoming a victim of ideological persecution himself. But his film legacy lives
on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous
and outspoken African American. Special featured include: All new, digital transfers
created from the best surviving elements/ Audio commentaries by historians Jeffrey
C. Stewart (The Emperor Jones) and Pearl Bowser (Body and Soul)/ Musical scores
by Wycliffe Gordon (Body and Soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline)/ 1958 Pacifica
Radio interview with Paul Robeson (Courtesy of Pacifica Radio Archives)/Four new
video programs featuring interviews with actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones,
filmmaker William Greaves, cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, film historians Ian Christie
and Stephen Bourne, and Paul Robeson Jr., and including film clips from Song of
Freedom (1936), King Solomon's Mines (1937), and Big Fella (1938)/PLUS: A book
featuring an excerpt from Paul Robeson's Here I Stand, new essays by Clement Alexander
Price, Hilton Als, Charles Burnett, Ian Christie, Deborah Willis, and Charles
Musser, a reprinted article by Harlem Renaissance writer Geraldyn Dismond, and
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